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Departure and return at Col de la Schleif, accessible from the D45 between Dabo and La Hoube.
(S/E) Head south for a few metres, then at the fork, take the south-east forest road (marked with a red cross).
(1) Leave the path and turn right to reach the Backofenfelsen. The location is marked by a sign. Return to the forest road and continue to the right, following the red cross markings. Ignore several paths on the left and right.
(2) After crossing the Grand Rosskopf, pass by the Steinerne Maennel rock: a very picturesque rock representing a stone man. Continue on to the Wetzlach Pass.
(3) Cross the forest road and take the path opposite, which heads south-southwest (yellow cross markings; do not stay on the track that heads due south). This path makes a wide curve to the right, then another to the left, crosses a track and joins the old Spitzberg Forest House.
(4) Pass the forest house. Continue on the path marked with yellow crosses, which first heads north then north-west and ends at Pointe du Spitzberg.
(5) Return to the old Spitzberg Forest House.
(4) Take the path marked with a red triangle opposite to reach a paved forest road.
(6) Turn left, pass the old Henst Forest House and continue eastwards.
(7) Turn left, then left again at the fork immediately after to make a quick return trip to the Hengst Stone, which gave the forest site its name.
(8) Retrace your steps and, a few metres before the intersection, turn left and follow the Blue Cross marked trail eastwards towards the Hoellenwasen Pass.
(9) Turn left onto the path marked with a red triangle. Pass an oratory and follow the path heading north-west then north, which leads to the hamlet of Windsbourg.
(10) After the last house, walk a few dozen metres to the right on the road, then take the path on the left (marked with a blue disc). Follow this path, which runs more or less parallel to the D224, to the hamlet of Schneematt.
(11) At the exit, a few metres before the D224, take the path that descends to the left (red cross). Be careful as the markings are not very visible. Climb back up this path and reach the Col de la Wetzlach.
Take the second forest road on the right (marked with a blue cross) to reach the Col de la Schleif car park (S/E).
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